58The discretion enjoyed by the Member States in that context may concern, inter alia, the criteria for selecting projects, in order to ensure that financial resources for rural development are used in the best possible manner and to target measures under rural development programmes in accordance with the EU priorities for rural development, and with a view to ensuring the equal treatment of applicants.
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